Jeopardy! Australia will air in 2024 on Channel 9 with Stephen Fry as host

Australia will get its own version of Jeopardy! with the hit international quiz show coming to Channel 9 and 9Now.

Jeopardy! Australia will be hosted by broadcaster and actor Stephen Fry, and will feature Australian contestants. Filming will begin next month in Manchester, England.

"Jeopardy! has a format that – strikingly unusual as it seems at first – just gets under the skin of an audience, and reveals more and more depths of delight," Fry said in a statement.

"Not to mention more and more depths of knowledge amongst the population. I reckon Australia will welcome this uniquely beguiling and endlessly rewarding game and I just can't wait to get started."

Adrian Swift, Nine's Head of Content, Production and Development, said: "Nine is thrilled to welcome two great institutions to the network: Jeopardy! the world's greatest quiz show format and Stephen Fry the doyen of TV hosts. With Stephen at the helm Jeopardy! Australia will deliver the pure excitement of this beloved format to Australian viewers."

The local spin on the hit US show will be produced by Whisper North for Channel 9.

Whisper CEO Sunil Patel, said: "It's great to see the continuing success of Jeopardy! and to be able to play a part in its international future. It's incredible for Whisper North to have the privilege of being able to introduce the show to a new generation of fans both in the UK and now Australia for a prime-time audience, hosted by the legendary Stephen Fry."

In addition, Channel 9 will broadcast ITV's highly anticipated new series of Jeopardy! UK, which Fry will also host.